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William Scott Pennycook

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 575 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 575 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Scott AWMM
  • Surname
    Pennycook AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Pennycock AWMM
  • Service number
    • South African N/N AWMM
    • WWI 9/1209 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Balclutha, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W.S. Pennycock (wife), Balclutha, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Sniper fire, Bapaume, 20 August 1918 Public - Shaun - Other Relative - 30 April 2015 - Military Personnel File; The Troopers Tale -- The History of the Otago Mounted Rifles; Dark Journey (Glyn Harper); Official History of the Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. in the Great War 1914-1918.

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Pennycook was the husband of Margaret J. Pennycook, of The Neuk, Coupar Angus, Scotland.

    Surname is recorded as Pennycock on the Nominal Roll, Pennycook in all other references. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    24 August 1918 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM VII. AA. 3. AWMM
    • Grevillers Cemetry AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Thank you for your sacrifice, courage and valour. Your great great grandson Steven.
    Public - Steven graham - Other relative - 25 April 2017
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 April 2020AllanRotoruaResearcher
08 April 2018RayAuckland, New ZealandOther
25 April 2017Steven graham Brisbane AUSOther relative
30 April 2015Shaun Auckland, Other Relative

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